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LIBRARY of CONGRESS 
Two OoDies Received 

APR 27 1906 

Cooyright Entry 
CLASS (Z XXc. No, 
COPY b/ ' 



Copyrighted, 1906. 



BY 



MARY STEWART DUNLAP. 



All Rights Reserved. 






LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



■ ■ * ' ' , V Frontispiece ■^ 

Robin o \ 

Facing 
Page 

Did You See the Light Sail of My Lover Go By?. 3 v 

The Contrast 4 >^ 

Capri, from Naples a \ ^ ^ 

Vesuvius, from Castellammare h \ 

The Artist's Bungalow 9^ 

The Brown Umbrella 10 v^ 

A Bird Swings on the Golden-Rod 12. -■ 

Fourth of July 73- 

A Prophecy 18 ^ 

Evening in the Golden West 24 -^ 

Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy 2^, 

High-Tide 28 ^/ 



ROBIN'S KISSES. 

^HE was hungry for Robin's kisses. 
Robin was five years old. 
His hair was a tangled bird's-nest, 
The color of tarnished gold. 

He had gone with his sister Helen, 
(Sweet little winsome maid,) 
For the mother knew that together, 
They would not be afraid 

In the woods where the nuts were falling, 
With the bright October leaves, 
They'd come with their baskets full. 
And the stories that childhood weaves. 

Little Helen would somewhere be wearing 
Bunches of mountain spruce, 
And Robin would have his fingers 
Browned by the walnut juice; 

And the heart of the anxious mother, 
Asked, that, amid life's gains. 
The hands of his coming manhood, 
Might never have deeper stains, 



2 KociN^s Kisses,, and Other Yeeses 

And the sweet, pure kiss of liis childhood 

Linger in after years, 

Bringing joy to the hearts of his dear ones, 

Keeping away their tears. 

Springfield, Ohio. 



Eobin's Kisses^ and Other Verses 3 



(Boston Transcript.) 

WAVE of the sea 
And cloud of the sky, 
Did you see the light sail 

Of my lover go by 'i 

O blue of the sky 
And grey of the sea, 
Can you tell me to-day, 
Where he chances to be? 

O sunlight so warm, 
That creeps into the sand, 
Does he sail on the sea, 
Does he rest on the land 2 

O sound of the tide 
"While lashing the shores, 
Add a message of mine 
To the music of yours. 



Take a blessing to him 
If he's thinking of me, 
And make it as wide 
And as deep as the sea, 

Ambleteuse, France. 



4 RoBiN''s Kisses^ and Other Verses 



THE co:nttkast. 

UST nineteen years ago to-daj, 

I walked along this bluff with Florence 
Glenn, 
I had proposed to her, and she said, "l^o,^' 
With fervor I proposed again. 

I did not dream that with onr tastes, 

So much alike in color, books and song, 

We could afford to walk apart 

In future years that might be bright and long. 

She thought we could ; so I went home 

And read the papers, books and magazines ; 

But in them all I saw her face, 

Her hat, her rings, her dress of shaded greens. 

With honest heart I'd offered all. 

She led me on to where I would count one 

Of lovers that had done the same — 

She told the girls she did it, "Just for fun." 

I had the dignity to scorn 
A man who'd let a woman treat him so ; 
And thinking of it just a week 
Concluded I was very glad to go. 




The Contrast. 
{Shore Path, Bar Harbor.) 



EoBiN^'s Kisses^ and Other Vekses 5 

The brave, strong woman by my side, 

With work and help and hope and trust and 

love, 
Has made life sweet through all its change. 
She surelv came to me from heaven above. 

My Agnes that so true has proved, 
Has been a blessing rarely sent to men. 
The striking contrast teaches me 
What I escaped in losing Florence Glenn. 

Lake Ontario. 



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SOEEEE"TO. 

jEEAMEE of dreams 

i Eest in Sorrento. 

Linger all day 
By tlie beautiful Bay, 
Fisherman's sails 
Moving fearless of gales, 
Capri is blue 
And Vesuvius, too. 

Dreamer of dreams 

Stroll tbrougb Sorrento. 
Shadows will fall 
On the moss on the wall 
Centuries old ; 
Stories untold, 
Thrilling and true, 
It could whisper to you. 

Dreamer of dreams 

Ear from Sorrento ; 
Olive and pine 
With their beauty of line, 
Garden and grove. 
Headland and cove 
Linger in mind 
As mementoes combined. 

New York City. 




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HIGH TIDE. 

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HE tide was in, last night, while we were 
sleeping. 

The moon alone, in clearest sky, her watch 
was keeping. 



!N^ew forms of shell upon the shore are lying, 
Fresh seaweed, with the old, its fibres have been 
tying. 



Smooth sands, for records of to-day the waves 

were making. 
By former foot-prints from the sand, all taking. 



Across the bay the morning bells are ringing, 
A peasant boy who climbs the hill, his song is 
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To all, the newness of the day brings gladness. 
Let undue care depart and former sadness. 

Let every soul receive a high tide blessing, 
And wake with consciousness of greater love 

possessing. 



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From the grand ocean of God's grace nnmeas- 

"ured, 
Where every thought of greatest good to man is 

treasured. 

Cotes du Nord, France. 



Bobin's Kisses^ and Othek Verses 9 



THE AETIST'S BUIsTGALOW. 

Y bungalow I'll build of air, 
Then I can place it anywhere. 

On granite rock by jSTorthern Bay, 
Well to command the coming day, 

Or by a stretch of Southern sand, 
With only sky and only land. 

Tall ragged pines of richest green, 
In stateliness, may rise between 

The evening clouds I love so well, 
And nearer wild flowers in the delL 

But anywhere and everywhere 
The color carnival is there. 
SoDus PoiNT^ New York. 



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THE BROWlSr UMBRELLA. 

Y brown umbrella from the Bon Marclie, 
Is getting old and somewhat grey. 



From rains of Paris, far away, 
It serves me at St. Efflam's Bay. 

Its well-worn edges cross the sky, 
While underneath the wet sands lie. 

Beyond them, like a silken band, 
Uniting distant points of land, 

The sea, in changing color lies — - 
Each moment is a glad surprise. 

From my umbrella's shade at noon, 
I see the city lovers spoon. 

They both, in Paris, study art, 
But now from it are far apart 

In many ways they seem to rest. 

He holds her hand — that seems the best. 




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The Brown Umbrella. 
(The Channel, France.) 



RoBii^r^s Kisses, and Other Vebses 11 

Some day, in art, he may l)e great, 
But resting brings a fortune late. 

It's mean of me this tale to tell, 
A spinster J with an old mnhrell! 

St. Efflam's Bay, France. 



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HIS SOKG. 

BIRD swings on the golden rod, 
And sings to Kitty Lane, 
He sang the same song yesterday 

To pretty Hannah Jane. 



To-morrow he'll be singing it 
To some new passer-by — 
She'll feel so flattered by the song, 
And he will wonder why. 

New York City, 




A Bird Swings on the Golden-Rod 
{Berkshire Hills.) 



RoBiN^s Kisses, and Other Veeses 13 



FOUETH OF JULY. 

E with our fellow-countryinen 
Six thousand miles away 
Will raise our patriotic shout 
Beside St. Efflam's Bay. 

All good that honest hearts can wish 

We'll send across the sea, 
With hope that our America 

More prosperous may be ; 

And with the Stars and Stripes we'll wind 

The flags of other lands. 
The kinship of humanity 

To-day makes great demands. 
Brittany, France. 



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A WISH FOE THE ARTIST. 

LET the rain not fall on him whose plans 
Are made to use the sunshine of to-day, 
Let only sky of blue and floating cloud 

Make beautiful the record of his way ; 

And let his heart be full of gladness, too, 



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And every Autumn day be full of rest — 
So may abundant strength for future work 
Abide with him, an ever welcome guest. 

Paris, France. 



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SEPTEMBER 

^EPTEMBEE in the mountains, 
September bj the sea, 
Each has its regal glory 

So hoth of them for me. 

Ocean Grove^ New Jersey. 



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BY THE SEA. 

COLOE glory fills the air 

That thrills the artist with despair. 

A noonday light o'er all prevails — 
The boats are white with silver sails. 



The cold clouds bank the eastern sky, 
The boats turned grey, go sailing by. 

The evening sky grows dark and bine, 
The light from distant stars comes through. 



The waves are almost out of sight, 
The world has said 

Ocean Grove, New Jersey. 



The world has said to us ^^Good night." 



Robin's Tvissks, and OniriK Verses 17 



OCTOBER TFTOrCiIITS. 

3FKKL like a fa.led lo;if 
This warm October day, 
1 wonder if the Winter wind 
Will blow nie far away. 

Away from the tin^d times, 
Away from mistakes and pain, 
To leave my work unfinished 
And not come back again. 
Springfield, Ohio. 



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[A. PROPHECY. 



HE woods are so still, dear Alice, 
^i' As ive wander together to-day, 

It must be the insects are sleeping 
And the birds are far away. 

Hold on to my hand more tightly, 
As we climb this difficult bank 
Where delicate asters blossom, 
And the ferns are tall and rank. 

The earth is so moist and yielding >^ 

That the moss covered stones may slide, 
And one so unused to climbing, 
l^eeds the care of an older guide. 

In years of the distant future, 
May you learn to assist, in turn, 
The brothers and sisters, younger, 
With the lessons of life to learn. 

Your counsel must be the wise^, 
And your soul of the patient type, 
Your hand must be strong for guidance, 
When the testing times are ripe, 




A Prophecy. 



Robin's Kisses^ and Other Verses 19 

But never, in all the climbing, 
Must you slacken the childlike trust, 
And He who has planned the pathway, 
Will make it the path of the just. 
Paris, France. 



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SEEVICE. 



HERE Is no cross which we have taken np 
for Jesus, 

Though all alone we may have felt when 
we have borne it, 
But some tired soul made sensitive by pain has 

seen it, 
And gained new strength to bear its own, and 
to adorn it. 

There is no wayside service rendered for our 
Master, 

Which can escape his notice or appreciation. 

Though human eyes may never see the act of 
giving, 

Or know that it is prompted by such sweet re- 
lation. 

Springfield, Ohio. 



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BE QUIET, HEAKT. 

/|P| TIRED heart;, you said just yesterday, 
Vil/ If that woe passed, you would be still and 

rest ; 
And now, you clamor with discordant voice. 
Because you have, to-day, another test. 

You beat so high and strong when things go 

right, 
It seems the aching time will not return, 
But when the unkind blows come thick and fast, 
For perfect quiet, wounded heart, you yearn. 



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LIISTES ACCOMPANYIl^G A PICTIJRE 

SE]N^T TO MRS. W OIT HEE 

KIJSTETY-EOURTH BIRTHDAY. 



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CCEPT, I be^, this little ^ift : 

Of evening sky and tranquil sea, 
With hope that peaceful happiness 
May fill the days that are to be. 

Few reach the age of ninety-four ; 
Years that bring care bring honor, too. 
Let thought of Heavenly Home above 
Be daily joy and rest to you. 

An Esquimau, from Greenland, said 
Her people could not understand 
If she should try to tell to them 
The wonders of the great Southland, 

"Not could we understand, if told, 
The glories of the home above. 
When summer sunsets are of gold 
And every day is full of love 

We have a hint of what may be 
When, after years of work and strife, 
The morning of the endless day 
Shall close tiie discipline of life. 
Windsor, N. Y. 



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VERSES EOR CHRISTMAS CARDS. 

^ J' IN'HEARD, the angel bands in heaven are 
3H sin^in^ ; 

Unseen, the glory far away. 
We best express by simple flowers bringing, 
The gratitude and joy we feel to-day. 

The Spring sends snowdrops for the Christmas 

wreath, 
The Summer, lily, mist and rose ; 
The Autumn, goldenrod and aster flowers, 
And Winter, evergreen with ice and snows. 
Zanesville, Ohio. 



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SOFTLY SIJSTG WITH ME TO-NIGHT. 

jOFTLY sing with me to-niglit, 
In tlie shaded mellow lights 
Magic be the notes that flow 
As we sing of "long ago" — 

Evening in the golden west 
Speaks to us of peaceful rest 
In the distant unseen land 
Whither we go hand in hand. 

Touch thy harp with gentle care, 
We will sing a plaintive air, 
Loving ones though far away, 
Think of us at close of day. 

Winds that stir the evergreen, 
Wander back where we have been, 
Bear our answering words of truth 
To the friends of early youth. 

Ever may this quiet hour 
Have o'er us a holy power. 
When the day of life grows dim 
And we sing our farewell hymn, 




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May one joy of memory be 
These sweet moments passed witii thee. 
Seal our friendship with a song, 
Years may pass, but love is long. 

Clavine Cottage, Muskingum Co., Ohio. 



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THE LAST OF THE GREYS. 

OT in a ruined abby 
Witli ivy over the wall, ' 
Not on a marble pavement 

Under a velvet pall. 

[bsTot in a grand procession 
With music timing the tread, 
'Not at the usual hour 
That people bury the dead. 

ISTot where the sculptor's chisel 
Had carved in low relief 
Emblems of mourning and sorrow 
Commemorative of grief. 

But by an ashen hillock, 
While hands were silently pressed, 
Conveying more of meaning 
Than could by words be expressed. 

Quietly, then, at midnight. 
By lamplight, there in the house 
Dignified gentlemen ended 
The funeral of a mouse. 



Clavine Cottage. 




Hadrian's Villa. 
{Tivoli, Italy.) 



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HE "sassy" girls liave gone to Rome — - 
I'm glad they're all away from home. 

I have a party every day 

And bread and tea to give away. 

It's nicer far to rest and read 

Than roam the streets with gipsy greed 

And stare at all the stones in town 
'Till Coliseum walls fall down. 



Paris, France. 



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THE BOY O:^ THE BEACH. 

JjjJE is afraid to ford the pond — 

IJB The pond the high tide made just now, 

He plants his pink feet in the sand 
And with his fat hand shades his brow. 

He'd like to be a bigger boy 
And run to meet the waves 
And execute the daring feats 
Performed by older braves. 

The uncomplaining little soul 
Has learned the patience lesson young, 
And just now does as fine a thing 
As heroes great by poets sung. 

It's hard to wait so every day, 

From breakfast time to good-night kiss, 

And go without a lot of things 

That older folks don't miss. 

Ocean Grove, N. J. 






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LEAFLETS. 

jaEAR Saviour, let thy favor fall upon the 
li^ leaflets 

Thou hast given me opportunity to scat-, 
ter here and there, 
And ever let thy multiplying power go with 

them, 
This I would offer unto thee as a perpetual 
prayer. 

If into thoughtless hands the words of truth 

have fallen. 
Or have been laid away in drawers or shelves, 

with too much care, 
Bayond the eyes that might have accidentally 

read them — 
Mistakes of rude or careful hand, thy planning 

can repair. 

In years to come the printed lines can still be 

speaking 
When pleading voice and earnest words have 

ceased their mission here, 
Eor knowledge of thy love can heal the broken* 

hearted 
x\nd bless the soul, through willing eye, as well 

as willing ear. 
Philadelphia, Penna. 



30 Kobin's Kisses^ and Otheb Verses 



^HE dams stockings every day, 

The boys are hard on them at play. 
The lamplight is a trying thing, 

But she finds voice to darn and sing. 

The boys are strong and growing fast, 
The socks are cheap and cannot last. 
She makes the best of everything. 
And so finds heart to darn and sing. 

She wears a costly wedding ring, 
But as she darns she cannot sing. 
Her husband is her lover still, 
But time has brought increasing ill, 

And willing hands that are not skilled 
With weary work are more than filled. 
She fears what coming years may bring, 
And when she darns forgets to sing. 



She darned stockings long ago 

With hands that now are thin and slow. 

In sweet expectancy she sings 

With faith and joy of Heavenly things. 



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She has survived the young and strong 
To whom she taught the sacred song. 
Keunion is her daily theme, 
Reality will end the dream. 

New York City. 



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THE BEST OF LIFE AHEAD. 

Ai^Y pleasant sweet surprises, 
Meet the Christian on his way. 
Clouds that fill the sky at sunrise, 

Vanish in the later day. 

Sometimes, on a way uncertain, 
When the only guide is "Trust,'' 
Lo, the parting of time's curtain, 
Shows our portion more than just. 

Benefits we have not asked for. 
Honors that we have not craved. 
Dangers that we feared and dreaded, 
Are not met, need not be braved. 



With increasing joy, the Christian 
Realizes he is led. 
What should be allowed to sadden 
With the "best of life ahead ?" 
Springfield, Ohio. 



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